Decorative Ironwork

The foundational five-part COSIRA series on traditional British smithing, combined here into a single volume. Covers the workshop, tools, joints, fire management, and the basic operations every smith returns to.

Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas (COSIRA)

Six-part COSIRA manual on wrought ironwork, merged into one PDF. Detailed instruction on scrolls, leaves, collars, twists, and the assembly methods used to build gates and railings without welding.

Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas (COSIRA)

American counterpart to the COSIRA series, written by a Chicago smith. Photographs and drawings show how to build gates, hinges, and decorative panels using only hand tools and the anvil.

Thomas F. Googerty

A photographic survey of Spanish wrought iron from the Romanesque through the Baroque, with grilles, rejas, lanterns, and altar railings documented in detail. Reference material for anyone working in historical or ecclesiastical traditions.

Arthur Byne & Mildred Stapley Byne